Hochstein Guitar Faculty – Warner Iversen

Instrument/Department: Guitar

Joined Hochstein Faculty in: 2015

Warner Iversen holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Master of Music in Guitar Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where he is completing two Doctor of Musical Arts degrees—one in Guitar Performance and Literature and the other in Early Music with an emphasis on Historical Plucked Instruments.

Iversen has been active as a private teacher in the Rochester area, as well as the Falls View Academy in Honeyoye Falls. He has worked with students of all ages and levels on a variety of styles on both acoustic and classical guitar; he also has a special expertise on the Baroque guitar.

An active performer, appearances include a solo performance at the 2014 Lute Society of America Festival in Cleveland.